Local man accused of shooting his wife

A Houma man accused of shooting his wife after an argument at a bar has been jailed on a charge of attempted second-degree murder, authorities said today.

Xerxes WilsonStaff Writer

A Houma man accused of shooting his wife after an argument at a bar has been jailed on a charge of attempted second-degree murder, authorities said today.Christopher Toups, 33, of 608 Bayou Gardens Drive in Houma, was arrested this morning shortly after the incident, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Jerry Larpenter said.Deputies were called to 202 Gabi Court in Dularge about 2 a.m. by someone who reported a woman had been wounded. Upon arrival, deputies found the woman inside the couple's fishing camp with a gunshot wound to the neck, the sheriff said in a news release. Toups told deputies the shooting was an accident and also claimed to have no knowledge of how his wife was shot, according to the Sheriff's Office. But further investigation turned up witnesses who saw the couple arguing as they left a bar prior to going to the camp. The victim was taken to the local hospital and listed in guarded condition with a gunshot wound to the neck, the Sheriff's Office said. Toups is in the Terrebonne Parish jail awaiting a bond hearing.

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